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Earn Your Degree in Early Childhood Education!T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA provides scholarships to help early care and education professionals complete coursework at a local college and work toward a degree in Early Childhood Education. Scholarships are available for Associates Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees and the newly added CDA.
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Colleges & UniversitiesStudents working toward an Associates Degree or CDA can attend any of the community colleges in Nebraska. Students working toward their Bachelor's Degree can attend the universities that have the Early Childhood Inclusive Birth - Grade 3 Degree and are actively working on articulation agreements with the community colleges.
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Student Spotlight
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Katie Schwery graduated at the end of the fall 2023 term with her Bachelor Degree in the Inclusive Endorsement in Early Childhood Education from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK). She was first awarded a bachelor degree gap scholarship in the fall 2017 term. She was then awarded a bachelor degree scholarship in the fall 2019 term. Katie completed 120.5 credits and completed her coursework while working full time as an assistant teacher in a child care program in Omaha.
Katie says, “T.E.A.C.H., was what kept me going… There were plenty of times I wanted to give up on my degree, but I knew this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. T.E.A.C.H. supported me and gave me the resources to be able to finish and accomplish this monumental goal. I am forever grateful for T.E.A.C.H., for allowing me to continue my education and be a person who shapes the little minds of our future.” |
In 1990, Child Care Services Association of Chapel Hill, North Carolina created the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood Project to address the issues of under education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood workforce. This project has expanded and is now available in over 20 states, including Nebraska. All T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® scholarships link continuing education with increased compensation and require that recipients and their sponsoring child care programs share in the cost.
In addition to providing significant scholarship assistance, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® engages in helping recipients navigate challenges pursuing post-secondary education and advocating for needed systemic changes. These charts show the percentage of the 22 programs engaged in each activity for fiscal year 2017. Click Here for more information.
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center also produces the guide Careers in Early Childhood. In this guide, you will find descriptions of the many career options in early childhood, as well as qualifications and expected salary ranges.
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center was established in 2000 in response to the growth and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Initiative and to ensure the development, integrity and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative and other integrated education and compensation initiatives. To learn more about the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative, visit www.teachecnationalcenter.org.
In addition to providing significant scholarship assistance, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® engages in helping recipients navigate challenges pursuing post-secondary education and advocating for needed systemic changes. These charts show the percentage of the 22 programs engaged in each activity for fiscal year 2017. Click Here for more information.
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center also produces the guide Careers in Early Childhood. In this guide, you will find descriptions of the many career options in early childhood, as well as qualifications and expected salary ranges.
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center was established in 2000 in response to the growth and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Initiative and to ensure the development, integrity and expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative and other integrated education and compensation initiatives. To learn more about the T.E.A.C.H. Initiative, visit www.teachecnationalcenter.org.
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Funding for the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA project is provided from the Child Care Development Fund through the Nebraska Department of Education and the Health and Human Services System, private foundations and individual donations.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA is a licensed program of Child Care Services Association.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® NEBRASKA is a licensed program of Child Care Services Association.
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